upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
They cost upwards of $250.
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Nearby precincts in and around uptown and South End also showed strong support for the transportation plan, where upwards of 64% of voters at multiple precincts voted for the referendum.
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The cuts might represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
And there was also the Cambodian genocide carried out by the Khmer Rouge, which resulted in the deaths of upwards of 2 million people, a quarter of Cambodia’s population.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The cuts might represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
And there was also the Cambodian genocide carried out by the Khmer Rouge, which resulted in the deaths of upwards of 2 million people, a quarter of Cambodia’s population.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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